H 4308 General Bill, By Simrill, Kirsh, I.K. Rudnick and J.J. Snow
 A Bill to amend Section 16-13-110, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to penalties for shoplifting, so as to increase the penalties
 for certain second, third and subsequent offenses.

   12/01/93  House  Prefiled
   12/01/93  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/11/94  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   01/11/94  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR SHOPLIFTING, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN SECOND, THIRD, AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 16-13-110(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"(B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a:

(1) (a) misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court and, upon conviction for a first offense, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days six months if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is one thousand dollars or less.;

(b) misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court and, upon conviction for a second offense, must be imprisoned not more than one year if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is one thousand dollars or less;

(c) misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court and, upon conviction for a third offense, must be imprisoned not more than three years if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is less than one thousand dollars.

(2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is more than one thousand dollars but less than five thousand dollars.

(3) felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is five thousand dollars or more."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.